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020			_a9781405169479
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082	0	0	_a614.44 WAL
245	0	0	_aDisease control in crops : _bbiological and environmentally-friendly approaches / _cDale Walters.
260			_aAmes, Iowa : _bWiley-Blackwell, _c2009.
300			_axiii, 268 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes reference and index.
505			_g This important book examines the development and potential exploitation for a range of non-chemical approaches to disease control, with a focus on the need for a greater understanding of crop ecology as the basis for effective disease control in the field. Chapters in the book include coverage of cultural practices, biological control methods, induced resistance, the use of composts and compost extracts, host-plant resistance, the exploitation of tolerance, the use of variety mixtures, biofumigation, solarisation, sulfur-induced resistance, the use of essential oils, the disguising of leaf sur.
650		0	_aPhytopathogenic microorganisms _xBiological control.
650		0	_aPhytopathogenic microorganisms _x Environmental aspects. _x Control
650		0	_aPlant diseases.
700	1		_aWalters, Dale.
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